The Army confirmed that
five soldiers under his Division carted away a consignment containing the
money, while on escort duty from Sokoto to Kaduna states in the first week of
July.
The Nigerian Army has
commenced the trial of Maj Gen Hakeem Otiki, former General Officer Commanding,
8 Division, Sokoto State, over the alleged diversion of the sum of N400 million
by some soldiers in the division.
The soldiers were asked to
escort the money and deliver it to a Very-Important Personality in Kaduna
State.
Nigerian Army identified
the runaway soldiers as Corporal Gabriel Oluwaniyi, Corporal Mohammed Aminu,
one Corporal Haruna, Oluji Joshua and Hayatudeen.
However, with the runaway
soldiers still at large, the trial of Maj Gen Hakeem Otiki at the General Court
Marshal, which sat at the Army Officers’ Mess, Asokoro, began at about 12:30pm
on Tuesday and is ongoing at the time of filing this report.
The General Court Marshal
is presided over by the army’s Chief of Policy and Plans, Nigerian Army
Headquarters, Maj Gen Lamidi Adeosun.
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